Jacqueline K. Ogburn

An elaborately illustrated journey into the imaginative realms of popular fantasy creatures profiles such inventive groupings as a riddle of sphinx, a splash of mermaids and a grace of unicorns.

Collective Nouns for Magical Beasts

A Dignity of Dragons

Laurel Long

Having encountered a prince who has a curse placed upon him, Katya decides to use the wishes of the magic nesting doll to set him and his people free from the spell.

The Magic Nesting Doll

The Lady and the Lion

Fifth-grader Eric's life transforms when he encounters a unicorn in the woods around Chinaberry Creek and discovers a special veterinary clinic that cares for "supernatural exotic patients."

The Unicorn in the Barn

Christopher Raschka

Takes a look at some of the terms of endearment used by loving parents to refer to their children from cultures around the world.

Endearments from Around the World

Little Treasures

Miss Cora Lee Merriweather haunts her bake shop after her death, until the newest shop owner, Annie Washington, makes a deal with her.

The Bake Shop Ghost

After watching her grandfather repair broken jukeboxes and change records at diners, restaurants, fish camps, and truck stops, a little girl dances with him to her favorite tune.

The Jukebox Man

Lighthearted poems recount how the creatures slither and crawl at the Reptile Ball.

Jacqueline K. Ogburn

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